If Kobe Beef is all you know about Kobe, there are much better reasons to see this miraculous city for yourself. It boasts modern architecture, historical quarters, jazz influence, and a rich sake production history. Ever resilient, Kobe has rebuilt itself after the devastating 1995 earthquake, offering much more beyond its culinary fame.
You may find yourself at peace in natural surroundings whose love for you isn’t so unrequited… but the image of Kinsaku Baru will haunt you, in a wistful way not entirely unpleasant, and it will change you.
How the Japanese “Hidden Christians” of tiny and impoverished Gorin Village in the Goto Islands finally got the beautiful church building they prayed for.
This is the Iya Valley of Tokushima Prefecture, sitting at the edge of the world, sometimes just beyond it.
Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for...
Information about the Kadokawa Musashino Museum, designed by architect Kengo Kuma. This building opened in Tokorozawa, Saitama in 2020.
What is workation in Japan and how will it help the Japanese tourism economy recover from the devastating effects of COVID-19 on foreign tourism to Japan?
As I have been in negotiations for a full-time position at a company I have been freelancing for,...
Preserving a slice of history in my own neighborhood – photos of Showa era buildings that are being torn down in the name of progress.
Why risk gathering in crowds to enjoy cherry blossoms in Japan? It seems every neighborhood has a hidden gem of a place waiting to be discovered where one can enjoy Spring sakura.
The dancers are fools, everyone is a fool, so why not dance? A glimpse at Japan’s Awa Odori festival.
